Reductive First Impression: The first one of these albums I actually liked. There’s a real sense of forward motion here and a diversity of production (hello iphone) that’s unlike the oppressive atmosphere of the other hip hop albums so far.

Reductive First Impression: sounds like Brian Eno made a proggy ambient country album. I’m pretty sure that’s a fretless bass in there too.

At first I was like, “cool, only 7 tracks!” but then I realised this is Mike Oldfield’s country album. Guuuuuuh. Who actually likes this? I mean actively likes this – it wouldn’t kill me to have on in the background but….

Reductive First Impression: ooh folksy roots rock. huh, kinda wuss emo with it too. I might have liked this when I was 18. Just don’t have the patience anymore. you know an album’s good when it’s 30 mins long and you go – oh man another 10 minutes.

One song sounds like Broken Social Scene. Apparently lots of people get the band’s logo tattooed on them. Makes sense. I dub thee The Broken Brighteyed Death Cab For Grouplove Scene.

Reductive First Impression: upbeat – her rapping style doesn’t sound narcotised wrist slitting stuff like ummm 21 Savage. The backing is synthetic in an unappealing way to me – I like things to either sound real or really affected not obvious computer generated.
Not really into hearing about people partying any more.